Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DIAZ, MATTHEW R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1761

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.0%
Allow Rate
-12.0% vs TC avg
569
Total Applications
+45.1%
Interview Lift
1057
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 515 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
37.8%
§103 Obviousness
29.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18806643 MIXED REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION AND HEAT PUMP INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
18606796 AROMATIC AMINE EPOXIDE ADDUCTS FOR CORROSION INHIBITION Non-Final OA Ecolab USA Inc.
18008813 FLOWABLE HARDENABLE COMPOSITION, THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, AND ELECTRONIC HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18102324 REFRIGERANT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, USE THEREOF, REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAME, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18098962 REFRIGERANT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, USE THEREOF, REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAME, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17892759 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17887125 COMPOSITION CONTAINING REFRIGERANT, USE OF SAID COMPOSITION, REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAID COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17551822 REFRIGERANT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, USE THEREOF, REFRIGERATOR USING SAME, AND OPERATION METHOD FOR SAID REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17471891 COMPOSITION CONTAINING 1,1,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17419502 COMPOSITION CONTAINING CIS-1,2-DIFLUOROETHYLENE Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18095454 NONFLAMMABLE REFRIGERANTS HAVING LOW GWP, AND SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF PROVIDING REFRIGERATION Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18095446 STABILIZED HEAT TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
17556509 STABILIZED HEAT TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18045537 LITHIUM METAL COMPLEX OXIDE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Final Rejection ECOPRO BM CO., LTD.
18498490 LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE TRANSITION COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES Non-Final OA SOLVCOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18284344 SIDE-CHAIN ALKYL-MODIFIED SILICONE RESIN Non-Final OA Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
18180609 POLYMER AND THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18010368 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT OF NANOFLUIDS USING FUNCTIONALIZED OR EMULSIFIED CARBIDE DERIVED CARBON NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
18043277 HEAT EXCHANGE METHOD USING FLUORINATED VINYLETHERS HAVING A LOW GWP Final Rejection SYENSQO SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.p.A.
17928535 METHOD FOR PROVIDING CORROSION PROTECTION TO A PRESSURIZED WATER-STEAM SYSTEM Non-Final OA KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.
18728785 USE OF A MONOESTER AND A DIESTER AS A DIELECTRIC COOLANT Non-Final OA OLEON NV
18502740 RADIATIVE COOLING COMPOSITIONS, PRECURSORS FOR FORMING THE COMPOSITIONS, AND COATINGS FORMED FROM THE COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA University of Maryland, College Park
18283482 BORON NITRIDE POWDER AND RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18371072 AZEOTROPIC COMPOSITIONS OF HFO-1234YF AND HYDROCARBONS Non-Final OA THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
17769434 HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS FOR USE IN LOW TEMPERATURE CHILLER APPLICATIONS Final Rejection THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
17922993 AZEOTROPE AND AZEOTROPE-LIKE COMPOSITIONS OF 1-CHLORO-1,2 DIFLUOROETHYLENE AND 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROP-1-ENE Final Rejection Arkema Inc.
16969578 ACCELERATOR SOLUTIONS USEFUL FOR RESIN CURING Final Rejection Arkema Inc.
18016219 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE PHASE-CHANGE COMPOSITION, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF, AND ARTICLES INCLUDING THE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA ROGERS CORPORATION
17928294 Phase change polysaccharide-based bio-complexes with tunable thermophysical properties and preparation method thereof Non-Final OA Aalto University Foundation sr
17774199 COLORANT FOR HEAT TRANSFER FLUID, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA KD Finechem Co., Ltd.

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